{"id":134237,"date":"2025-05-20T09:07:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T09:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/bruno-retailleau-aims-to-make-michel-barnier-the-partys-national-council-president\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T09:07:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T09:07:42","slug":"bruno-retailleau-aims-to-make-michel-barnier-the-partys-national-council-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/bruno-retailleau-aims-to-make-michel-barnier-the-partys-national-council-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruno Retailleau aims to make Michel Barnier the Party&#8217;s National Council president."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n        <picture class=\"article__media\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2024\/11\/19\/0\/0\/7960\/5309\/556\/0\/75\/0\/3ba098b_2024-11-19t150908z-862425660-rc2e8bawxae5-rtrmadp-3-france-politics.JPG 556w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2024\/11\/19\/0\/0\/7960\/5309\/600\/0\/75\/0\/3ba098b_2024-11-19t150908z-862425660-rc2e8bawxae5-rtrmadp-3-france-politics.JPG 600w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2024\/11\/19\/0\/0\/7960\/5309\/664\/0\/75\/0\/3ba098b_2024-11-19t150908z-862425660-rc2e8bawxae5-rtrmadp-3-france-politics.JPG 664w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2024\/11\/19\/0\/0\/7960\/5309\/700\/0\/75\/0\/3ba098b_2024-11-19t150908z-862425660-rc2e8bawxae5-rtrmadp-3-france-politics.JPG 700w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2024\/11\/19\/0\/0\/7960\/5309\/800\/0\/75\/0\/3ba098b_2024-11-19t150908z-862425660-rc2e8bawxae5-rtrmadp-3-france-politics.JPG 800w\" \nsizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 556px, 100vw\" alt=\"Michel Barnier, then Prime Minister, and his Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, in the National Assembly, November 19, 2024.\" width=\"664\" height=\"443\"><\/p>\n<p>            <\/source>\n        <\/picture>\n        <noscript><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2024\/11\/19\/0\/0\/7960\/5309\/664\/0\/75\/0\/3ba098b_2024-11-19t150908z-862425660-rc2e8bawxae5-rtrmadp-3-france-politics.JPG\" alt=\"Michel Barnier, then Prime Minister, and his Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, in the National Assembly, November 19, 2024.\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/noscript><figcaption class=\"article__legend\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Michel Barnier, then Prime Minister, and his Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, in the National Assembly, November 19, 2024.<br \/>\n            <span class=\"article__credit\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Kevin Coombs \/ Reuters<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">The **Minister of the Interior** and newly appointed leader of the **Les R\u00e9publicains** Party (LR), Bruno Retailleau, announced on May 20 his intention to appoint the former Prime Minister **Michel Barnier** as president of the National Council of the Party. According to information from <em>Figaro<\/em>, confirmed by <em>The World<\/em>, this appointment must still be validated by the Party&#8217;s **Political Bureau**.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\">\n            <span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Reread the chat with our journalist |<\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"catcher__desc\">&#8220;The very right-handed LR line is likely to constitute a glass ceiling in the first round of the presidential election&#8221;<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<p>\n            <button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Read later\" data-article-id=\"3422250\"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"icon__favorites\"><\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">In choosing the former **Brexit negotiator** for this influential role, Retailleau makes a significant first move since winning the presidency of the Republicans against rival **Laurent Wauquiez**. With a decisive victory of **74.3%** against **25.7%**, over 120,000 LR members expressed their confidence in the Vend\u00e9en, aged 64, who has revitalized a party that was struggling just a year ago. **Participation** in the election reached over **80%**.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\">\n            <span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also |<\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"catcher__desc\"><span class=\"icon__premium\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for our subscribers<\/span><\/span> Bruno Retailleau, barely elected president of LR, wants to launch major works<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<p>\n            <button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Read later\" data-article-id=\"3423089\"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"icon__favorites\"><\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"article__sub-title\">&#8220;First Craftsman&#8221; of a Right Victory in 2027<\/h2>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">At 74, **Michel Barnier** is a prominent figure in the right-wing party. He has served multiple times as a minister under Presidents **Fran\u00e7ois Mitterrand**, **Jacques Chirac**, and **Nicolas Sarkozy** before transitioning to Brussels as a **European Commissioner** and chief negotiator for **Brexit**. He briefly held the position of Prime Minister for three and a half months at the end of 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Retailleau expressed his ambition to be &#8220;the **first craftsman**&#8221; of a right-wing victory in the upcoming presidential election, although he did not explicitly state his candidacy. He acknowledged the importance of preparing for **2027**. When questioned on Cnews and Europe 1, he stated, &#8220;It&#8217;s difficult to imagine not thinking about 2027.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">He emphasized that the party must be proactive in developing a project that is &#8220;not lukewarm, not a quick fix, but a complete overhaul.&#8221; Retailleau stressed that he has not done it all just to **abdicate** and allow the party to follow a specific color scheme.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">During the internal campaign for party leadership, Retailleau expressed support for holding an **internal primary** to select the party&#8217;s candidate for the **Elys\u00e9e Palace**, advocating that the vote should be limited to party members. This position has sparked debate within the party, particularly with figures like David Lisnard, the president of the **Association of Mayors of France (AMF)**, who favors an open primary and has reiterated his intention to participate.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\">\n            <span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also |<\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"catcher__desc\"><span class=\"icon__premium\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for our subscribers<\/span><\/span> &#8220;Bruno Retailleau galvanizes his troops by waving the same mirage as his predecessors, that of a right capable of re-existing by itself&#8221;<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<p>\n            <button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Read later\" data-article-id=\"3423130\"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"icon__favorites\"><\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"author\">\n<p class=\"author__detail\">\n            <span class=\"author__name\">The World<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article__reactions\">\n        Reuse this content<br \/>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" rel=\"dofollow\">Breaking News General &#8211; 1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michel Barnier, then Prime Minister, and his Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, in the National Assembly, November 19, 2024. Kevin Coombs \/ Reuters The **Minister of the Interior** and newly appointed leader of the **Les R\u00e9publicains** Party (LR), Bruno Retailleau, announced on May 20 his intention to appoint the former Prime Minister **Michel Barnier** [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":134238,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[23530,21887,23472,2279,13364,252,8599,1981,23473],"class_list":["post-134237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-aims","tag-barnier","tag-bruno","tag-council","tag-michel","tag-national","tag-partys","tag-president","tag-retailleau"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}